‘I just felt that I needed to kill myself because the heartbreak of me dying would be less than the heartbreak my parents would experience if I came out to them.

In the video it estimates 74% of LGBT students at BYU have contemplated suicide, while 24% have attempted to kill themselves.

The students later found they were not alone, and founded the unofficial group Understanding Same-Sex Attraction. They aim to provide a place of open, respectful discussions on the topic of same-gender attraction.

It Gets Better was founded by columnist Dan Savage as a response to gay teen suicide, reminding teenagers they are not alone.

Adam White, a sophomore featured in the video, said: ‘The ‘It Gets Better’ message is we can be open, this is not something we have to fix or change about ourselves.